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Talk to the LLM: How AI exposes ‘pig butchering’ scams

Paul WagenseilAugust 10, 2026

A security researcher is using AI to study and expose long-duration scams that abuse online trust.

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Glowing fishing hook catching an envelope over a sprawling night city circuit grid dramatic neon lighting phishing cyber security email threat with copy space

Vishing group UNC6671 now focuses on extorting M&A firms

Steve ZurierAugust 7, 2026

Experts urge managed-device logins and audit log monitoring to stop phishing-led cloud data theft.

Threat Intelligence

Ransomware Moves up the Org Chart: Managers Are Prime Targets – Brett Stone-Gross – BH26 #2

August 6, 2026

When a ransomware attack makes headlines, attention usually turns to the organization that was breached, the systems encrypted, data stolen, and disruption or ransom demand that followed. Less, if anything, is revealed about the employees compromised at the start of the attack, and what makes those individuals valuable targets. New Zscaler ThreatLa...

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Data breaches don’t doom most small businesses, researcher finds

Paul WagenseilAugust 5, 2026

Despite scary made-up statistics, most small- and medium businesses beat data breaches.

Keyv, cacheable npm supply chain attack hits 400-plus packages

Laura FrenchAugust 4, 2026

The attack is believed to be related to Mini Shai-Hulud.

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INC Ransomware chains two SonicWall SMA 1000 zero-days in attacks

Steve ZurierAugust 3, 2026

INC ransomware exploits SonicWall zero-days, prompting compromise fears.

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Anthropic Claude models compromised 3 companies during testing

Laura FrenchJuly 31, 2026

OpenAI’s Hugging Face incident disclosure prompted Anthropic to review its own evaluations.

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Qilin exploits Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect VPN firewalls

Steve ZurierJuly 21, 2026

Qilin exploited a patched Palo Alto VPN flaw, highlighting the cost of delayed patching.

Vulnerability Management

M. Thénardier, LastPass, GitHub, EBS, Spirals, Pegasus, Shaft, Josh Marpet, and More – SWN #599

July 17, 2026

M. Thénardier, LastPass, GitHub, EBS, Spirals, Pegasus, Shaft, Josh Marpet, and More on this episode of the Security Weekly News.

Cybersecurity and Digital Protection

Stolen identities cause 79% of ransomware attacks, says Sophos report

Steve ZurierJuly 17, 2026

Identity failures replace software flaws as ransomware's top access vector.

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Attackers execute a complete ransomware operation in under 24 hours

Steve ZurierJuly 16, 2026

Spirals ransomware encrypted a victim in under 24 hours, underscoring the need for rapid containment.

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